AFPI Backs Arizona’s Authority to Verify Voter Citizenship in Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota to Protect Election Integrity

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure elections remain secure by upholding Arizona’s authority to verify that voter-registration applicants using the state form are U.S. citizens and to maintain accurate voter rolls.

AFPI’s amicus brief in Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota explains that Arizona’s elected legislature adopted objective citizenship-verification rules in 2022, four years after private parties and state officials entered a consent decree governing registration procedures. That earlier agreement should not permanently displace later public lawmaking, particularly as government data and verification tools improve.

“Citizenship is the most basic qualification for voting, and states must be able to verify it. Arizona built a public verification system with notice and meaningful opportunities to correct errors. A private agreement from 2018 should not freeze the state’s election law after its elected legislature has acted and the available technology has changed,” said Nick Wanic, Attorney for Litigation at AFPI.

The brief emphasizes that election integrity and voter access work together when rules are clear, evidence is reliable and eligible citizens can cure mistakes. AFPI asks the Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit’s ruling and allow Arizona to implement its publicly enacted safeguards consistent with federal law.